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Recent and Readable: A Terrific Design Duo: Re: Welcome back, Georgene!Read the article this discussion is about
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Hey Bici, Thanks...Glad you enjoyed the review. In answer to your questioning observations: The Stewart book mentions nothing about safety features. Alexander makes mention of the fact that children can drown in as little of 2 cm. of water and addresses some safety issues from a design point of view - ie. straight pool sides vs. sloping sides; netted pond tops vs unnetted tops, or foregoing open water features until children in the household are older. One water design feature she mentioned very basically which I really like and have seen used on a large scale at "Downtown Disney" in Orlando, FL is a recirculating bubbling fountain with the reservoir completely covered. At Disney children could run in and out of the fountain because the footing was safe with some kind of nonskid tiles. Most garden design and construction how-to-do-it books either say nothing about safety features or securing the water feature or say something similar to what is in the This Old House Complete Landscaping book: Usually, ponds less than 24 inches deep don't require a building permit, but check with your local building department about any requirements for property setbacks and fencing with self-latching gates. -- posted by Georgene A. Bramlage
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Georgene A. Bramlage
